Morgan Lewis today continued expanding its market-leading tax practice, welcoming a broad-based three-partner tax team—Joshua Richardson, Adam Beckerink, and Michael Liu—that will assist US and global clients operating in the aftermath of historic changes in US tax laws and brings significant experience in multistate and local tax planning. More >>

Mayer Brown announced today that Ameer Ahmad, a highly regarded M&A and capital markets lawyer, has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in Chicago. Previously, Mr. Ahmad was a partner at Greenberg Traurig. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce Jeffrey Dobosh has returned to the firm as a partner in the Chicago office. Jeff is a corporate lawyer focusing on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, incentive equity matters, and general corporate counseling. He was previously with Winston for more than 10 years, most recently serving as Executive Vice President & General Counsel for Winston client MacLean-Fogg Company. More >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Christopher K. Veatch has joined the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice group as a partner in the Chicago office. Chris joins the firm from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he was most recently Chief of the National Security & Cybercrimes Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that Amy Rubenstein and John Scholnick have joined the firm’s Litigation practice as partners in the Chicago office. Rubenstein and Scholnick join from Schiff Hardin LLP’s Chicago office. More >>

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced today that Paul Helms, former senior counsel at the SEC Enforcement Division, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Chicago office. Helms will represent corporations, financial institutions, investment firms, directors, officers and other individuals in internal investigations, enforcement proceedings, and securities litigation, strengthening McDermott’s litigation team in areas involving increasingly significant and complex challenges for clients. More >>

Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, announced today that real estate attorney David N. Tanner joined its Chicago office as a shareholder. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day announces that Aaron Charfoos has joined the Firm’s Chicago Office as a partner in its Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Practice. More >>

Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, announced today that litigator Bryan M. Westhoff has joined its Chicago office as a shareholder. More >>